vitamin A

  • Vitamen A is also called Beta Carotene

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  • vitamin A is fat solubale which means it is soluable in fat.


  • it helps prevent night blindness.


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  • it helps keep the skin, lungam, intestines and urinary track healthy.


  • the daily intake of vitamin A is 600 micrograms.

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  • the best way to intake vitamin A is to eat it with a meal containing fat because its fat soluable.


  • lack of vitamin A may cause cystic fibrosis, cirrhosis and other terrible diseasis.

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  • vitamin A is found in deep yellow fruits and veggies and drak green leafy plants.


  • more than 500 carotenoids have been found but only ten percent can be made into vitamin A.


  • eskimos dont eat polar bear livers because one gram contains 12 times the daily value.

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  • fish oil is an excellent source of vitamin A.

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